Crime & Safety
Bucks Accountant Stole $115K From Elderly Woman, 100: DA
Jeanne Swain, 58, of Yardley is facing 96 charges, including receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception.
A Bucks County accountant is accused of stealing more than $115,000 from a 100-year-old woman to fund a gambling addiction, the Philadelphia Inquirer has reported.
Jeanne Swain, 58, of Yardley is facing 96 charges, including multiple counts of receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception.
According to the Inquirer, Swain prepared taxes for the 100-year-old woman for 22 years. The victim is a resident of an assisted living home in Media, Delaware County.
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Swain reportedly used the money for personal expenses and also to gamble at Parx Casino in Bensalem, where she lost nearly $300,000 gambling.
Swain’s bail was set at $250,000. Her preliminary hearing is Jan. 19.
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The charges were announced Wednesday by the Delaware County District Attorney.
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